Award-winning composer, sound designer, and PhD researcher in spatial audio. Michael’s work spans film scores, TV productions, and immersive soundscapes, released through his label imprint Aurora Eclipse Productions and showcased internationally through the Royal Society of Arts.
Sound Beyond Stereo: Redefining the Experience of Music
Award-winning composer, sound designer, and PhD researcher in spatial audio. Michael’s work spans film scores, TV productions, and immersive soundscapes, released through his label imprint Aurora Eclipse Productions and showcased internationally through the Royal Society of Arts.
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Michael W. Bell is a composer, spatial audio researcher, and lecturer whose creative work bridges film, music, and immersive technologies. He is the founder of Bell Creative Labs, a hub for composition, sound design, and research at the intersection of music, technology, and storytelling.
Through his label imprint, Aurora Eclipse Productions — the label arm of Bell Creative Labs — he has twenty original projects. His catalogue spans cinematic scores, experimental soundscapes, and artist collaborations, including ProtoVoid, Iceni, and SkyQuaker. Alongside his solo output, Bell’s music and sound design have featured in television productions, documentaries, trailers, and multimedia projects. His work has received awards and nominations for both film scoring and sound design and has been showcased internationally through the Royal Society of Arts.
Bell is currently completing his PhD “Experiential Soundtracks: A Creative, Programmatic Approach Utilising Contemporary Spatial and Multichannel Audio Technologies (CS-MAT)” at the University of Northampton. His research explores how spatial and object-based audio technologies — from Dolby Atmos to broader and more bespoke multichannel approaches may reshape contemporary composition and the creation of immersive musical works.